Meteorological Office

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August 1861: Captain Robert Fitzroy, head of the United...

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August 1861

Captain Robert Fitzroy , head of the United Kingdom's Meteorological Department , began issuing the first routine weather forecasts in Britain.
Burton, Jim. “Robert FitzRoy and the Early History of the Meteorological Office”. British Journal for the History of Science, Vol.
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, 1986, pp. 147-76.
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Fishman, Jack, and Robert Kalish. The Weather Revolution: Innovations and Imminent Breakthroughs in Accurate Forecasting. Plenum Press, 1994.
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Shaw, Sir Napier. Forcasting Weather. Constable, 1911.
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11 February 1878: The British Meteorological Office issued...

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11 February 1878

The British Meteorological Office issued the first weekly weather report.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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